We are a personal property/fine art appraisal company.
Providing Rare Art Appraisal and Insurance Art Valuations World-Wide.We would appreciate the opportunity to provide whatever service(s) you may require within our fields of expertise. Please contact us to discuss more specific needs.
Furthermore, Ms. Barnes has planned, developed, appraised, and curated art collections for numerous corporate and private collectors. She has in-depth education and training in all facets of art history, appraisals, conservation and framing installation.
In addition, Ms. Barnes has diplomas from Sotheby’s, Christies, and the New Academy of Art – all located in London. She has attended appraisal study courses at NYU and the Smithsonian. Further, Ms. Barnes maintains a level of USPAP compliant – meaning she can prepare appraisals for IRS purposes. She regularly attends courses at NYU to update her knowledge of the ever-changing laws governing the art world.
Assisting not only individuals but corporations
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AREAS OF PRACTICE
Probate of Estates for State & Federal Tax
I handle appraisals for probate of estates for Tax purposes.
Liquidation/Resale
Do you need liquidation and resale appraisals? Contact me today.
Sale – Equitable Distribution
Division of property is a judicial division of property rights and obligations between spouses during divorce.
Insurance Scheduling Damage/Loss
Do you require an appraisal for an insurance claim? I can help you.
Expert Witness Services/Testimony and Litigation Support
I have worked with the FBI, U.S. Marshals and in Superior Court and Municipal Courts all over the United States.
Charitable Donations
Preparing appraisals according to IRS standards, as well as, providing forms for tax filing purposes.
Art Consultancy
Including inventory, research and documentation of a single item or an entire collection for collectors, insurance companies, museums, and corporate art collections.
And Much More!
View our services page to get a full list of the services that I offer!
What makes me qualified?
I feel confident that I am more than capable to handle this type of assignment, as well as, perfectly fit the qualifications you are looking for in an expert witness. Furthermore, I am available to accommodate your client whenever they need me. Below is more detailed information.-
Rate Schedule
To confirm, my rate schedule is $200 per hour for all work, as well as 10% administrative, and travel expenses reimbursed. I charge a $1,200 per day flat fee when traveling for work.
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Attorney References
John J. Weltman, Esq
Lawson & Weitzen LLP
88 Black Falcon Ave, Suite 345
Boston, MA 02210
(617) 439-4990
jweltman@lawson-weitzen.com
Michelle K. McClure
Landye Bennett Blumstein LLP
1300 SW 5th Ave., Suite 35
Portland, OR 97201
(503) 224-4100
mmcclure@landye-bennett.com
Coleen H. Lowe
Morris, Sullivan & Lemkul LLP
9915 Mira Mesa Blvd., Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92131
(858) 566-7600
lowe@morrissullivanlaw.com
John Thresher
Thresher & Thresher, P.A.
400 N. Tampa St., Suite 1320
Tampa, FL 33602
(813) 229.7744
(813) 228.0367 – fax
john.thresher@thresherpa.com
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Relevant Experience
Over the past three years, I have been involved in several different expert witness cases, as outlined below:
- A civil claim against an artist involved in an auto accident. The prosecution was suing for his personal art collection, as well as, his personal art, as he is a contemporary sculpture in Portland, Oregon. This case was settled in favor of my client (2011).
- A criminal case involving stolen art. I was representing the defendants in trying to establish the value of the stolen ivory sculptures. The sculptures were being misrepresented by the prosecution. Based on my testimony, the case was settled in favor of my client (2011).
- A Superior Court of Tucson case where I testified in regards to the value of a historical document. The case was settled in favor of my client (2008).
- A State Farm fire claim in Las Vegas, Nevada. I was hired to establish the value of an extensive contemporary art collection destroyed in the fire. The case was settled in August 2011, in favor of my client.
- Civil case involving an artist whose life works were destroyed in a flood in her home caused by faulty installation of plumbing fixtures. This case was settled in favor of my client. I was brought in on 12/21/2012 and the case was settled based on my appraisal alone on 2/28/2013.
- Federal Case in Albuquerque, NM where client was accused of destroying an artist work. This case was settled out of court based on my appraisal alone without deposition. The opposing appraiser withdrew after reading my appraisal arguments (2012).
– Memberships and Affiliations
- Member, International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR)
- Certified, International Fine Art Appraisers (IFAA)
- Member, Appraisers Association of America Since 1992
- Member, Forensic Expert Witness Association
- 2019 compliant, Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP)
- Member Women in the Arts; Washington, DC
- Member, Esperiate d’Rome, Italy- only American Member
- Strathmore’s 2016 Who’s Who in Business
– Publications
- Unisys New Zealand Corporate Art Catalogue, 1988
- National Mutual Life Association Catalogue for Touring Exhibition, 1988
- National Mutual Life Association Catalogue for the National Touring Exhibition, 1989
- “Picasso Caper” 1995-1996, Reprint 2004
- “Art is for All: A Brief Look at Art Collecting Through the Ages”, Chubb Collectors, Summer 2008
- Currently writing the forward on an Artist’s work who is based in Rome Italy, March 2013
- Recently authored the forward on a hard bond book featuring the works of renowned Italian artist Frederich Zuccheri.
– Reviews
- Foothills Focus (Arizona); April 2005, June 2006
- Fort Worth Star (Texas); August 20, 1990
- Colorado Business Magazine; March 1990
- Icon Magazine (Colorado); November 1989
- Christ Church Press; November 1988
- Auckland Star (New Zealand); November 1988
- Home & Building (New Zealand); August 1988
- Wellington Newspaper (New Zealand); February 11, 1988
– Foreign Languages
- Spanish, Italian, and French – fluent in reading and comprehension
Project
Desert Museum
Marshals
Office
Bureau of
Investigation
Attorneys
Office
America
Refining
“Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together.”
— John Ruskin